“Made From Scratch: Discovering The Pleasures of a Handmade Life” is part memoir, part how-to by a young woman who set out to learn simple homesteading skills while keeping her day job. I read it last …

I interviewed Jenna Woginrich when her book, “Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life,” was published. “Made From Scratch” is now available in paperback, and I’m glad because I …

I used my blog, friends, family and SwapaCD.com to voluntarily cut my music collection in half, but I still own about 100 CDs. Two years ago, my fiance lost all of his overnight, and not by choice. He …

My fiance’s parents came to visit over the weekend, help us with our yard sale and celebrate Mother’s Day. This morning, Mark asked me if I’d folded the laundry in the guest room. I hadn’t. Guess who …

I’m a personal finance junkie, so when books like this one land on my desk, it’s a little hard to give them away. But since giving things away has been a key part of this blog, I’m also happy to share …